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1354 1355 1356 1354. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 720-745. AR Sceatt (11mm, 1.13 g, 6h). Series K, type 33 (Style A-B). Mint in east Kent. Diademed bust right, with ‘saddle-back’ drapery; cross to right / Lion head right, with curling tongue. Metcalf & Walker 15a = SCBI 63 (BM), 505 (same obv. die); Abramson 38.10 (O2); Metcalf –; North 93; SCBC 803. VF, toned. Very rare. ($500) From the Dr. JDR Collection. Ex Finn FPL [2] (Summer 1994), no. 24.
1355. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 720-745. AR Sceatt (12mm, 0.97 g, 4h). Series K, type 42c (Style A/B). Mint in east Kent. Diademed and draped bust right, hand holding cross to right / Lion standing left, head reverted, eating berries from bush in background. Metcalf & Walker 16; Abramson 41.40; Metcalf –; SCBI 63 (BM), 513; North 101; SCBC 803A. EF, toned, slightly off center on reverse. Good metal. ($1000) From the Dr. JDR Collection, purchased from Spink, June 1990.
1356. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 720-745. AR Sceatt (12mm, 1.06 g, 10h). Series K, type 42b (Style A/B). Mint in east Kent. Diademed and draped bust right, hand holding cross to right / Lion standing left, head reverted, eating berries from bush in background. Metcalf & Walker 24; Abramson 41.20; Metcalf –; SCBI 63 (BM), 511; North 100; SCBC 803A. Good VF, darkly toned. ($400) From the Dr. JDR Collection. Ex Finn FPL 18 (2000), no. 49.
1357 1358 1357. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 720-745. AR Sceatt (12.5mm, 1.04 g, 9h). Series K, type 32a (Style A/B). Diademed and draped bust right, hand holding cross to right; all within ‘nimbus’ / Lion-headed serpent coiled right. Metcalf & Walker 12a = SCBI 20 (Mack), 351 (this coin); Abramson 40.20; Metcalf –; SCBI 63 (BM), 490; North 89; SCBC 803D. VF, deeply toned. Very rare. ($400) From the Dr. JDR Collection. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular XCVII.7 (September 1989), no. 4581; R. P. Mack Collection, 351; P.W. P. Carlyon-Britton Collection (Part I, Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 17 November 1913) lot 168a (illustrated).
1358. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 720-745. AR Sceatt (12.5mm, 0.97 g). Type 86a (Series K, type 32a/R mule). Uncertain mint. ‘Wolf-worm’ coiling left / Degenerate ‘standard’ with central pellet-in-annulet and pellet in each corner; all within pelleted circle. Abramson 42.10; cf. Metcalf 357; SCBI –; North 58/1; SCBC 830. VF, toned, some porosity. Very rare. ($500) From the Dr. JDR Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 35 (20 September 1995), lot 1556.
1359 1360 1359. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 725-745. AR Sceatt (12.5mm, 1.00 g, 1h). Type 73 (Series Q/R mule). Mint in East Anglia. Crude bust right; chevron and pellet-in-annulets to left, retrograde ᛖᚱ (ER in Runic) to right / Quadruped advancing right; pellets around. Abramson 12.70; Metcalf p. 496–8; SCBI 63 (BM), 620; North 147; SCBC 812. EF, toned. Rare. ($500) From the Dr. JDR Collection. Ex Triton II (1 December 1998), lot 1245.
1360. ANGLO-SAXON, Secondary Sceattas. Circa 725-745. AR Sceatt (12mm, 0.95 g, 8h). Type 73 (Series Q/R mule). Mint in East Anglia. Crude bust right; chevron and pellet-in-annulets to left, retrograde ᛖᚱ (ER in Runic) to right / Quadruped advancing right; pellets around. Abramson 12.70; Metcalf p. 496–8; SCBI 63 (BM), 620; North 147; SCBC 812. Good VF, toned, minor porosity. Rare. ($300) From the Dr. JDR Collection, purchased from Spink, 22 October 1993.
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